Council Tax Westminster 2026/27 — Band A to H Rates
Council tax rates in Westminster 2026/27
The Band D council tax rate in Westminster for 2026/27 is £1,050 per year (£88 per month). All other bands are a fixed statutory fraction of this rate.
| Band | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | £700/yr | £58/mo |
| Band B | £817/yr | £68/mo |
| Band C | £933/yr | £78/mo |
| Band D | £1,050/yr | £88/mo |
| Band E | £1,283/yr | £107/mo |
| Band F | £1,517/yr | £126/mo |
| Band G | £1,750/yr | £146/mo |
| Band H | £2,100/yr | £175/mo |
The England average Band D for 2026/27 is £2,392. Westminster's Band D rate is below this average.
How to check your Westminster band
Enter any Westminster postcode in our free council tax band checker. You can also check your bill or visit gov.uk/council-tax-bands.
Challenging your Westminster band
A successful challenge saves approximately £233/yr per band — backdated to when you moved in. See our step-by-step guide.
Discounts in Westminster
- Single person discount — 25% off if you live alone
- Student exemption — full-time students are disregarded
- Council Tax Support — means-tested reduction for low incomes
- Disabled Band Reduction — pay at one band below your actual band
How Westminster compares in 2026/27
Of the 28 English cities and boroughs we track, Westminster has the 2nd lowest Band D rate (1st is cheapest), placing it among the cheapest. At £1,050 a year, Band D here is £1,342 a year (56.1%) below the England average of £2,392 — £112 a month less than the average household pays — and the tracked range runs from £1,028 in Wandsworth to £2,755 in Nottingham.
Spread over the year, Band D in Westminster costs about £88 a month over 12 instalments, or £105 a month if your council collects over the standard 10 months (April to January). That is roughly £20 a week, or £2.88 a day.
| Band | Annual | With 25% single person discount | Extra vs one band lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £700/yr | £525/yr | — |
| Band B | £817/yr | £613/yr | +£117/yr |
| Band C | £933/yr | £700/yr | +£116/yr |
| Band D | £1,050/yr | £788/yr | +£117/yr |
| Band E | £1,283/yr | £962/yr | +£233/yr |
| Band F | £1,517/yr | £1,138/yr | +£234/yr |
| Band G | £1,750/yr | £1,313/yr | +£233/yr |
| Band H | £2,100/yr | £1,575/yr | +£350/yr |
The table shows what each step up the bands costs in Westminster: moving from Band D to Band E adds £233 a year, while a successful challenge that drops a property one band saves between £117 (Band B to A) and £350 (Band H to G) a year. Figures are based on the Band D rate including average parish and precept charges; your bill can differ slightly by parish.
Cities with similar Band D rates: Wandsworth (£1,028) and Islington (£2,108). See the full council tax rates league table for every council.